Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Gouache on paper with frame

Charcoal drawing by Houston, Texas artist Al Bates depicting the famous La Grange Chicken Ranch in the 1930s with visitors standing by automobiles. Signed and editioned 56 of 500 by ...

A beautiful and rare double-sided watercolor by the prolific contemporary Italian painter Marco Sassone (Italian, b.1942). In this early work, created in 1969, Sassone depicts two different sunset harbor scenes on each side of the paper. On the front, the artist uses a warm color palette of orange and yellow hues to depict a glowing sunset illuminating boats in a harbor. A second view of the harbor with small boats in the foreground on verso. Sassone's signature painterly impressionistic brushstrokes can be seen in the way the artist depicts the water in both watercolors. Signed and dated on verso, "M. Sassone 69". Displayed in a dark wood frame with mat. Image size: 10.5"H x 17"W. “One of the foremost colorists working in America today, Sassone is an artist who developed his own personal, expressive vision early in his career, and who has steadfastly remained faithful to it while refining and developing it to the full power and maturity that is seen in his works today.”Janet Dominik, Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1988. Marco Sassone was born in Campi Bisenzio, a Tuscan village, in 1942. The family moved to Florence in 1954, and there he met painters Ottone Rosai and Ugo Maturo, who encouraged him to follow his interest in art. In 1959 he enrolled at the Istituto Galileo Galilei, where he studied architectural drafting for several years. In 1963 he studied with painter Silvio Loffredo, a professor of art at the Accademia in Florence, himself a pupil of the Austrian master Oskar Kokoschka. Loffredo encouraged him to develop his own style and vision. For inspiration, Sassone studied the works of the 19th century Italian impressionists, the Macchiaioli – Giovanni Fattori, Vito D’Ancona and Silvestro Lega. He began exhibiting his first works at Lo Sprone Cultural Center in Florence. In November 1967, soon after the flood had devastated his city, Sassone moved to California. He exhibited for the first time in the United States at the Dalzell-Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles and became a regular exhibitor at the annual Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. Throughout the seventies, he exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad. In 1976 he collaborated with director John Wilson to produce an autobiographical documentary. The following year his work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York. Marco Sassone received a gold medal in 1978 from the Italian Academy of Arts, Literature and Science. In 1979 the monograph Sassone by art historian Donelson Hoopes was published in concurrence with the artist’s exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum. With prescience, Hoopes had observed: “Sassone’s art has evolved from within, and such an organic, psychological and spiritual process may take his work along new and unforeseen paths.” In 1981 Sassone moved his studio to San Francisco. During the 80’s his exhibition schedule continued along with his numerous lectures. In 1982 Marco Sassone was knighted by the president of Italy, Sandro Pertini, into the “Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic”. In 1987 Sassone received a commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for his “contribution to the community through his art.” In March 1988, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery mounted his solo exhibition titled Sassone with the publication of a catalogue authored by Janet Dominik. The show travelled to Paris and was installed at the historic Bernheim-Jeune Gallery for the month of April. By the late eighties, the artist had become increasingly concerned with social themes. He began extensive and personal research on the homeless and painted a series of large canvasses and charcoal drawings portraying the life he observed on the streets of San Francisco. A number of these works were exhibited at the Chicago International Art Exposition, the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland, Body Politic at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and Issue of Choice at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition (LACE). In March of 1994, his exhibition “Home on the Streets” opened at the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco. Kenneth Baker, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about his work: “There is true technical brilliance here…In the drawings, his technique seems to discover fresh descriptive possibilities each time out.” The exhibition traveled to Los Angeles in 1996 and Florence, Italy in 1997, where it was installed in the Cloisters of the Santa Croce Church. Paola Bortolotti, art critic for La Nazione, wrote: “The persistent theme however does not carry a denunciation of a social problem, but it is rather the pretext to pour forth onto canvas the urgency of the brush strokes loaded with pigment and light.” In 1997 Marco Sassone received a commission to create a 200 square foot mural in downtown San Francisco. The finished work comprised five canvasses dedicated to the theme of Il Palio...

Unsigned, Gifted the artist Charles Cajori by the artist. Accompanied by COA. Mercedes Matter was destined for a life in art. She was the daughter of Mercedes de Cordoba, a former model for Edward Steichen and other members of the Photo-Secession, and Arthur B. Carles, an important early modernist American painter who studied the art of Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse in Paris in the 1910s. This early and persistent exposure to modern art led Matter herself to begin painting at the age of six. In the early 1930s, she studied with the artist Hans Hofmann, like nearly every important American abstract painter of the next generation. This German-born painter is of course famous for teaching the concepts of abstract painting that would define the New York School: the “push-pull” approach to composition and the focus on the picture plane. During the Depression, Matter worked for the Works Progress Administration alongside Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Lee Krasner. The project she and de Kooning collaborated on was directed by Fernand Léger, for whom she served as a translator. In the early 1950s, Mercedes was among the first female members of the Club, an organization of downtown artists that held frequent discussion evenings; she was also a regular at the Cedar Tavern. For Mercedes, “The Club was marvelous. It brought together in one place, at one time, the greatest diversity of artists—as nothing had done before or has since. . . . The end of that marvelous time came when American art became big business...

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Enchanting pen and ink drawing in black of two sturdy trees edging a small pond by artist A. Martin, 1972. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a wh...

"Landscape" (1940) is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 18.5...

"Urban Scene II" by noted Chicago painter William Jacobs (1897 - 1973) is a pastel on paper created in 1972. The artwork is signed and dated in pencil by t...

Signed lower right, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Displayed in an original card mat decorated by the artist. Signed lower right, in pencil, 'J. M. Phillips' and titled, lower left, ''The Thief' - from Francois Villon's Christmas'. Mat dimensions: 16 x 13 inches. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Jean Turner Art Academy and, later, under Alfred Owles...

Lovely watercolor landscape of a rural scene with a Victorian brick house and blooming trees in spring by Canadian artist Dorothy Violet Bywater-Schust ((1918-2010. Signed by the art...

Landscape with Agave is an original artwork realized by Robert Block 1970s. Original pencil drawing. Hand signed on the lower right margin. The artwork represents a peaceful dese...

Sailboats on Shore I Charles Levier, French (1920–2003) Date: circa 1965 Watercolor on Paper, signed l.r. Image Size: 11 x 16 inches Size: 19.5 x 25 in. (49.53 x 63.5 cm)

"Meadow," an original watercolor on paper by William Verdult, is a piece for the true collector. The artist's genius reflects a fiery artistic approach that inspires unexplored feeli...

Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Large-scale Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson Large-scale early 1970's landscape watercolor of quaint and historical Old Town Auburn, California by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). This 1971 watercolor depicts the iconic landmarks of Auburn, known for it's California gold rush history. Signed "Les Anderson" lower left. Titled "At Auburn, California", signed and dated "Les Anderson '71" on verso. Gallery tag on verso from Wharf Gallery in Monterey, California. Displayed in a vintage wood frame with linen liner. Image size: 18.25"H x 27.25"W. Framed size: 24.75"H x 33.75"W x 1.5"D. Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009) owned and operated Wharf Gallery, Monterey and the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan Bautista, California for many years and was known for his plein air watercolor paintings and abstracts in oil...

"Allegory" (1937) is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 14.6 x 23.2 cm. The artwork represents beautiful allegory with gloomy color, dark watercolor...

Gouache on paper Signed and dated in pencil, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at Universi...

"Collecting Cattails" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly r...

Anne Diggory (b. 1951) Five at the Rail, Saratoga Springs Racecourse, New York, circa 1978 Watercolor on paper 4 3/4 x 6 inches Initialed lower right: Dig...

Gouache on paper This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After...

Paul KLEE (after) Room Perspective Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process) Printed signature in the plate On canson vellum 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in) INFORMATION : This lithogr...

Mid-century Bay Area urban landscape watercolor of an industrial neighborhood in Oakland by California artist Polly Hughett Wagener (American, 1908–1992). This industrial scene of a ...

Artist: Jon Carsman, American (1944 - 1987) Title: Blue Waves Year: 1976 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated Size: 39.5 x 28 in. (100.33 x 71.12 cm)

Artist: Kamil Kubik, Czech/American (1930 - 2011) Title: Lake in the Mountains Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed l.r. Size: 19.5 x 25.5 in. (49.53 x 64.77 cm)

"Reflections in the Pond" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworld...

Market is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1960 ca. by Dansac. The state of preservation good, with some folding and foxing along the margins, which do not af...

Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Fulton Street (P5.31) Year: 1961 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.88 cm)

Mountain view. Watercolor, artist signed lower right, size 14.5"x19.5" with frame 22"5x26"5 framed under glass. Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, sh...

Ghikas, Panos (American, 1917-2012). SEA HORIZON. Gouache, not dated, but likely circa 1970s. Signed in pencil in the margin, lower right. 4 x 17 inches (image), on a larger sheet, framed to 12 7/8 x 24 inches. Titled, and with its original price, on a label on the verso of the frame. In excellent condition. Panos Ghikas...

"Spring Sassafras" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly real...

Wonderful mid-1970's landscape watercolor of a stately stone barn on a hilltop surrounded by trees by Gretchen Guard (American, 20th Century). The artist uses clean lines and decisive areas of color to render the barn in crisp detail and make it pop from the soft landscape around it. Signed "Gretchen Guard" and dated "76" lower left. Displayed in a new off white mat and rustic wood frame. Image size: 13"H x 18.5"W. *Please note: The signature and date on the lower right are partially obscured by the mat. The last photo shows the full signature and date with the mat removed. Gretchen Guard lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cape Cod, Mass. She majored in studio art at Stanford University under Nathan Oliveira, Frank Lobdell and Mat Kahn. And at Santa Fe Art Institute with Wolf Khan...

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Composition is a drawing artwork in mixed media on cardboard, realized by Sun Jingyuan in 1970s. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension:...

This painting is illustrated in color in the the book, "PAINTINGS BY KAN TAI-KEUNG 1970-1979" page 51. Published by S S Design & Production, Hong Kong, 1980. A copy of this book will accompany the painting. Born in Panyu, Guangdong, in 1942, Kan Tai-Keung was deeply influenced by his grandfather, Yao Sheung, and became passionate about painting from childhood on. He moved to Hong Kong in 1957, and worked as an apprentice tailor there for ten years. In 1964, Kan started to learn watercolour painting and sketching with his uncle Han May-Tin. Later he took a Chinese ink painting course from Lui Shou-kwan and an applied design course from Wucius Wong...

Lovely pastoral landscape of beautiful spring blossoms lining a quiet country lane by Jay Simm (American, 20th Century), c. 1960s. The delicate light pink flowers of the orchard in b...

Colorful figurative landscape watercolor painting of Columbia, California, showing two men in cowboy hats. By Lillie Eesther (Hillman) Heebner, a Monterey Bay area artist. Signed "L....

Vintage coastal landscape of Peniche, Portugal with boats and small figures by Buford Brooks Crossland (American, 1918-2013). Signed "Buford Crossland...

Vintage mid-1970's landscape watercolor of small figures on the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk Railroad Bridge by Laura Manss Matarazzo (American, b...

Summertime in Martha's Vineyard is drenched in saturated yellows and reds. People in the foreground look out to the sea. Two people on horseback are masterfully rendered in a loose ...

Abstracted New York City landscape drawing of urban rooftops and tree tops "Rooftops", created by William Clutz in 1977 30 x 20 inches, charcoal and pastel on paper 33 x 25 inches in light wood frame This framed pastel on paper was made in 1977 by William Clutz. It features an abstracted depiction of New York City rooftops as seen from a high window. Of particular note is the artist's technique with pastel; a wonderful texture and motion is created by closely woven striated lines. Sunlight reflects off brown rooftops and peaking green tree tops. The charcoal and pastel drawing is framed in a natural light wood frame with non-reflective glass and wire backing for installation. About the Artist: Renowned as the “impressionist of the contemporary metropolis”, William Clutz uses the city, in its entirety, as his subject. Pedestrians crossing streets become stars of the stage; the hustle and bustle of traffic and surrounding buildings are the chorus; each play their part in the overall composition. Lighting and color shift this observation of the everyday into a remarkable wonder. “It is surely Clutz”, wrote Gerrit Henry in Art News, 1979, “an artist who has rejected the niceties of representation in favor of the quintessence.” The young artist moved to New York City in 1955 and just four years later had his first solo exhibit at the Condon Riley Gallery. Clutz went on to show in major uptown galleries such as David Herbert, where, notably in 1962 he received a NYTimes review titled, Return of the Figure. That same year, his role in the revival of figuration was further solidified with inclusion in the MoMA group show, Recent Painting USA, The Figure. This was a pivotal turning point from which emerged a 50-year exhibiting career. Resume Born: Gettysburg, PA 1933 Mercersburg, PA 1933-1951 New York City 1955-1996 Education Painting: Thomas Danaher(WPA artist) 1944-51 Mercersburg Academy, PA 1947...

Countryside House in Ladrat is a original pencil drawing on paper, realized around 1960s by the French artist André Roland Brudieux (1921-1999). Monogrammed in pencil "ARB“ on the l...

Landscape is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Hand-signed. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic ...

Jehudith (Judyta) Sobel was a colorist whose style is a blend of the major movements of early modernist art, including cubism and constructivism. A prolific artist, she primarily pai...

French watercolor of a serene valley path by artist Raymond Segond, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border....

The Bridge is a mixed colored charcoal drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of XX century. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin. The artwork i...

Signed lower right, 'Katherine Wengi' for Katherine Wengi O'Connor (American, 1936-1984); additionally inscribed verso with artist information. This listed Oregon artist was a membe...

Homes is a mixed colored charcoal drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of 20th century. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin. The artwork is f...

Serene, beautifully executed watercolor, using a wide spectrum of color with a delicate and subtle hand, by Don Kitz (American, 1939-2019), c.1970. Feel the peace and serenity of thi...

A colorful vintage industrial outdoor scene in watercolor by artist Diane Baldwin (American, 20th century). Signed "Baldwin" lower right. Unframed. Image...

Artist: Lewis Suzuki (Japanese/American, 1920/2016) Untitled: California Coastal Scene Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor on ArchesPaper Image ...

Original pencil drawing. Signed “A. Brudieux" lower right. Very good condition. Includes passepartout 34 x 49 cm.

Untitled Mexican Landscape (Man Walking on Street) Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed with the estate stamp lower right (see photo) From the Estate of the Artist with the artist's estate stamp lower right. C. 1960's Condition: excellent Image/Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches William C. Grauer (1895-1985) William C. Grauer (1895-1985) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrant parents. After attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, Grauer received a four year scholarship from the City of Philadelphia to pursue post graduate work. It was during this time that Grauer began working as a designer at the Decorative Stained Glass Co. in Philadelphia. Following his World War I service in France, Grauer moved to Akron, Ohio where he opened a studio in 1919 with his future brother-in-law, the architect George Evans Mitchell. Soon, the Rorimer-Brooks design company, the developer Van Swerngen brothers, as well as the Sterling Welch and Halle Bros. department stores realized the extent of Grauer's talent and eagerly employed him. Grauer’s work during this time included architectural renderings for Shaker Square, Moreland Courts, and other many other projects commissioned by Cleveland architects. Grauer also remained true to his roots as a master designer of stained glass windows. With his work in such high demand, Grauer received a commission in 1921 to paint murals for the French Grill...

Landscape is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Hand-signed. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic ...

Expressive botanical watercolor of a White Pine tree by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower left. Unframed. Image size: 22"H x 15"W Doris Ann Warner began ...

Artist: Rene Genis, French (1922 - 2004) Title: Beachscape Medium: Watercolor on Laid Paper, signed l.r. Size: 10 x 16 inches Frame Size: 15 x 21 inches

"Landscape" 1935's is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dim...

Colorful watercolor landscape by Darrel (Wayne "Bunky") Millsap (American, 1931-2012). Signed "Millsap" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 14.75"H x 22"L. Darrel attended the Art C...

Trees is an original watercolor drawing, realized by Jacques Ciry in the 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 28 x 38 cm. Included Passep...

French Rural House is a pencil drawing on paper, realized around 1960's by the French artist André Roland Brudieux (1921-1999). Monogrammed in pencil "ARB“ on the lower right margin...